News Archive - 2011

09/08/2011 Fall Garden Festival at Farmingdale StateFind just the right plants for your home and support the gardens.
The fall is a great time to plant flowers and shrubs and Farmingdale State College is prepared to help you select the right vegetation for your home.
On Sunday, September 18 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., all are invited to the Ornamental Horticulture Teaching Gardens to learn, enjoy the beauty of the fall and support the maintenance of Farmingdale's gardens with your purchases.

05/05/2011 Noted Scientist Bruce Stillman To Speaks at Farmingdale State Commencement1,000 Students to Receive Diplomas.
Farmingdale, N.Y.--On Sunday, May 15, beginning at 10 am, Farmingdale State College will celebrate its 92nd commencement with Dr. Bruce Stillman, president of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, as the keynote speaker. Dr. Stillman's award-winning research focuses DNA replication duplication in cells, which is a process that ensures accurate inheritance of genetic material through generations.

1/27/2012 STEM Diversity Summit at Farmingdale StateFixing the Pipeline: Engaging the Community.
Farmingdale State College's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Diversity Summit will be held in Roosevelt Hall from 8AM-4:30PM on Thursday, March 31.
One of the goals of the conference is to keep America strong by ensuring that vital diversity is present in all communities of work.

1/27/2012 Opening Of New Sustainable Garden At Farmingdale State CollegeEvent to coincide to campus Open House for prospective students.
The community is invited to the unveiling of a new garden at Farmingdale State College featuring sustainable growing methods on Saturday, April 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Sustainable Garden will serve as an outdoor classroom for students in the college's ornamental horticulture program. Admission is free and the public is welcome.

03/15/2011 Farmingdale State Offers Bachelor Degree In Sport ManagementApplications now accepted for fall 2011 semester.
The sports industry on the East Coast has expanded rapidly over the past decade, creating numerous job opportunities for college graduates. To fulfill that workforce need, Farmingdale State College has received approval to offer a bachelor's degree in Sport Management and is admitting students for the Fall 2011 semester.

03/10/2011 Lucille Wesnofske Named One Of Long Island's Top 50 WomenFarmingdale State's Director of Small Business Development Center To Be Honored.
Farmingdale State College is pleased to announce that Lucille Wesnofske, director of the small business development center, has been selected as one of Long Island's Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business. The award is given to professional women in the region who have made significant contributions through their business acumen, mentoring and community involvement. She received this award in May 2007 and again in 2008. As a third time honoree, Ms. Wesnofske will become a member of the Hall of Fame.

03/10/2011 Farmingdale State College Spring 2011 Open HouseThousands of students and their families are expected to attend.
Open House provides an exceptional opportunity to meet professors and counselors and to see the campus via a student-led campus tour of the 380-acre campus (please allow an hour) including residence halls. Farmingdale has been named as the 5th safest campus in the nation, based on a statistical analysis conducted by the online publication The Daily Beast. Shuttles to the Aviation Center at Republic Airport will be offered and two new Piper Warrior planes will be on display.

02/21/2011 Farmingdale State's Technology Job Fair Day Is March 24Highlights Include Social Media Job Search Strategies,
Farmingdale State College will host a Technology Job Fair Day on March 24. The job fair will take place in Roosevelt Hall's Multipurpose Room, from 4 to 7 pm, and will include seminars and forums for students and alumni interested in learning the very latest trends in job-search strategies.

02/20/2011 Farmingdale Student Presents At National Math ConferenceJames Halsall reports on summer research project.
James Halsall, an Applied Mathematics major at Farmingdale State College, gave a talk entitled Analysis of Spherical Inflation Models for Intracranial Saccular Aneurysm Elastodynamics at the annual national American Mathematical Society - Mathematical Association of America Joint Meetings in New Orleans on January 6, 2011.

02/20/2011 Farmingdale State Announces Fall 2010 And Spring 2011 CARES WinnersAwards Honor Campus Members for Exceptional Service to the College.
Farmingdale State College is pleased to announce the fall 2010 and spring 2011 winners of the President's CARES (Commendation and Recognition for Excellence in Service) Award. Established in 2004, the award honors members of the campus community who consistently deliver outstanding performance and service to the College each semester.